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L’écume des jours – Boris Vian Froth on the Daydream (French: L’Écume des jours; literally: “The Foam of Days”) is a 1947 novel by French author Boris Vian. Though told as a linear narrative, the novel employs surrealism and contains multiple plot lines, including the love stories of two couples, talking mice, and a man whoRead more

Lettres de mon moulin – Alphonse Daudet The author, having relocated his home from Paris, recounts short bucolic tales about his new life in Provence as well as his trips to Corsica and French Algeria. Considered to be light-hearted, and often a bit tongue-in-cheek, the stories vary from day-to-day events in southern France to ProvençalRead more

In the book, Vercors tells of how an old man and his niece show resistance against the German occupiers by not speaking to the officer, who is occupying their house. The German officer is a former composer, dreaming of brotherhood between the French and German nations, deluded by the Nazi propaganda of that period. He is disillusionedRead more

Mathilde Loisel is not poor, but she is not rich either. She only dreams of luxury and the wordly life. How can she answer to the minister’s invitation without an outfit beautiful enough? Mathilde borrows a friend’s necklace, and then goes to the reception, more beautiful than ever. She does not know yet thatRead more

Want to buy the new Asterix or the last Prix Goncourt? Want to have it right away and for a smaller price than on Amazon? Look no further and come to the Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles. We are excited to announce the opening of a “French corner” at our facility in Century City withRead more